Fish-line reel.



PATENTED OCT. 23, 1906.

w. E. MARHOFF. FISH LINE REEL. APPLICATION FILED PEBQfi, 1906.

'level winding devices t vend ng of large ca acity' second to rovide 1111a fish-line reel J 7 cl spon To all whom it may concern:-

simple 1n structure and may 3 Further dbjects and objects relatin UNITED STATE s PATENT; oirr on.

' WALTER nfnAnnorr,"or iLAiuAzoo, MICHIGAN "FISH-LINE REEL.

No. ess,e42.

, Be it known thatI, WALTERE. MARHOFF, a citizen of the United States, "residing at Kalamazoo, Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fish-Line t1on. 1-

Thisinvention relates to improvements in fish-line reels.- 1

\ It relates particularl Reels, of which the following is a specificaerefor. Q The objects" of this invention are,first, to provide, in a fish-line reel, an'improved level device which isve com act and eem raced in a structure without materially increasing the diameter of the frame and still have a s ool an 1m roved lev windin deall of t e parts are inclose and e same time are readily accessible should vice which at th it be pose-of oilin orthe like.

to structural details'will definitely appear om following specification.

The invention is clearly ed out in theclaims.

A structure embod ing thefeatures of my inventionis .clearly il ustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, inwhiCh- Figure 1 is a by the devices and means described in the defined and point- ;ing to the broken line 4 4 of FigQ; 1, showing 5 is an elethe arrangement of the partsd for one vation view of the bearing-bloc end of the line-guide shaft D.

' In the drawings the sectional views are taken lookinginthe direction of the little arrows at theends of the section-lines, and similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views. Referring to thedrawings, the headlates A are chambered to receive the gear. hese are secured to the head-rings Aby suitable screws, as a. The head-rings A are secured Specification of Letters Batent.

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to improvements in desirable to remove them for'the purthis pinion the stud is,

head plate the head-plate.

V side elevation of a structureembodying the;

together by suitable pillars a. The spool'B is provided with suitable flanges B at each .The spool is'mounted upon the shaft B, which is rovided with apmion b at one end, with w ich the gear 0 is. arranged to spindle of the crank O, I

A reversely-threaded line-guide shaft D is mounted in suitable bearings d d carried by the head-rings A,

rin s.v The opening for the bearing (1 is of I Patented Oct. 23, 1906. h Application filed Pebru ary 5, 1906- -Serial No. 299,528- 7 mesh. The gear 0 is carried by the shaft or These bearings are, threaded into sultable openings in the headsuch diameter that when the bearing is removed the shaft. can readily be removed through the bearin -opening. This enables the removal of the fine-guide shaft'from the frame without. its being necessary toremove but one of the head-plates. The bearing D is suitably notched at (1", so that it can-be readily engaged by a tool for inserting or re" movm thesame. I On t e end of the guide-shaft D is a p1n1on e. This pinion is secured to the shaft b the screw 8', which is tapped into the end t ereof, the inion being countersunk to recelve the hea of the screw, as clearly appears 1n Fig. 3. A pinion e is arranged to mesh w1th e". The pinion e is mounted upon which projects inwardly from the A, the stud being threaded 1nto' On the stud is a suitable bushing, volv'es. Secured to this pinion'e and mounted u on the same stud is a gear E. This gear lies ffeside the mesh with the pinion b on thespool-shaft B The line-guide shaft is thus connected to the lme-guide shaft is operated therewith.

By arranging the connecting-gear as I have illustrated and described it-isrnot necessary to enlarge the diameter of the reel-frame 1n order to properly, connect the line-guide eye to the spool-shaft. The parts are freel accessible and are readily assembled or wassembled, as occasion may require.

- On the line-guide shaft is a casing F, by

which the line-guide F is carried. Within arranged to engage the 4.) 'ThlS' the casing F is a pin f,

threads on the shaft. (See-Fig.

as' 8, upon which the pinion 0 repinions e e and is arranged to spool, so that when the spool is operated the pin is pivoted in the block ff ,-which is screwed lnto the casing. Bythis means the shaftengaging pincan be readil adjusted to prop-- erly engage the shaft. he inc-guide eye F projects upwardly from thecasing F and is provided with a loop f atits upper end,

- a small quantity of line thereon.

guide shaft has a shield made up of plates g.

These plates are arranged so that there is a slot or opening at the top, in which the line guide eye reciprocates. By this arrangement of the parts I secure an effective level winding mechanism, and at the same time the same is arranged so that the reel still presents an attractive appearance. As previously stated, it is not necessary to materially increase the diameter of the frame, and at the same time a spool having a large capacity may be used.

I have illustrated and described my improvements in detail in the form preferred by me on account of structural simplicity and economy, although I am aware that they are capable of considerable variation in struc-;

tural details without departing from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

' 1. In a fishing-reel, the combination of the pillars; head-rings carried thereby; chamered head-plates secured to said rings; a spool-shaft; a pinion therefor; a reverselythreaded shaft; bearings therefor, threaded into suitable openings in said head-rings, one of the said bearing-openings having a diameter exceeding that of said threaded shaft; a pinion secured upon the end of said threaded shaft; a pinion arranged to mesh therewith, a stud on which said pinion is mounted, projecting inwardly from one of the head-plates a gear mounted on said stud to which said last-named pinion is secured, arranged to mesh with said pinion on said spool-shaft; a casing through which said threaded shaft is arranged; a shaft engaging pin arranged thereon a block on which said pin isimounted, threaded into said casing; and a lineguide eye formed of wire looped about one of the frame-pillars carried by said casing, for the purpose specified.

2. In a fishing-reel, the combination of the pillars; head-rings carried thereby; chambered head-plates secured to said rings; a spool-shaft; a pinion therefor a reversely threaded shaft; bearings therefor threaded into suitable openings in said head-rings, one .of the said bearing-openings having a diameter exceeding that of said threaded shaft; a

pinion secured upon the end of said threaded shaft; a pinion arranged to mesh therewith,

a stud on which said pinion is mounted, proj ecting inwardly from one of the head-plates;

spool-shaft; a

casing through which said threaded shaft is arranged; a shaft-engaging pin arranged thereon; a block on which said pin is inounted, threaded into said casing; and a lineguide eye carried by said casing, for the purpose specified.

3. In a fishing-reel, the combination of the pillars; head-rings carried thereby; chambered head-plates secured to said rings; a

pinion therefor; a reverselythreaded shaft; bearings therefor threaded into suitable openings in said head-rings, one of the said bearing-openings having a diameter exceeding that of said threaded shaft; a pinion secured upon the end of said threaded shaft; afpinion arranged to mesh therewith,

- a stud on which said pinion is mounted, proj ecting inwardly from one of the head-plates; a gear mounted on said stud to which said last-named pinion is secured, arranged to mesh with said pinion on said spool-shaft; and a line-guide, for the purpose specified.

4. In a fishing-reel, the combination of a chambered head; a spool-shaft; a rcverselythreaded shaft; a driving connection for said spool-shaft and reversely-threaded shaft, arranged to drive said threaded shaft at a reduced speed relative to'said spool-shaft, consisting of a pinion on said spool-shaft, a pinion on said threaded shaft, a pinion arraii ed to mesh with said pinion on said threa ed shaft, a stud upon which the said last-named pinion is mounted, a gear secured to said last-named pinion, mounted on said stud and arranged to mesh with the said pinion on said spool, whereby said driving connection is compactly arranged within said chainbered head, substantially as and for the purpose set forth,

5. In a fishing-reel, the combination of the chambered heads; pillars; a spool-shaft; a pinion therefor; a reversely-threaded shaft; a pinion secured upon the end of said threaded shaft; a pinion arranged to mesh therewith; a stud on which said gear is mounted; a gear mounted on said stud to which said last-named pinion is secured, arranged to mesh with said pinion on said spool-shaft; a casing through which said threaded shaft 18 arranged; a shaftengagingpin arranged .thereon a block in which said pin is mounted, threaded into said casing; and a lineguide eye formed of wire looped about one of the frame-pillars carried by said casing, for the purpose -specified.

6. In a fishing-reel, the combination with the frame, heads and pillars of a reverselythreaded shaft; a line-guide arranged upon said threaded shaft; and a line-guide eye formed of wire looped about one of the pillars, for thepurpose specified.

7. In a. fishing-reel, the combination of lIO chambered heads; a spool-shaft; a reverselyv In witness vi'hereof I have hereunto set my threaded shaft; bearings therefor threaded hand and seal in the presence of tWO witinto suitable openings in said heads, one of nesses. said bearing-openings having a diameter ex- WALTER E. MARHOFF. [L. s.] ceeding that of the threaded shaft; conned- 'Witnesses: v tionsfor said spool andthreaded shaft; and a LULU GREENFIELD,

line-guide, for the purposespecified. OT'Is A. EARL; 

